Legosha Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Legosha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Legosha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Russia21:72,061,528727,117

Legosha Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Legosha Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Legosha (Russian: Легоша) has its highest incidence in South Africa. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Legosha? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,812,366th most widespread last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. Legosha is predominantly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Legosha reside; 82 percent reside in Southern Africa and 82 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Legosha is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 6,019,745. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Cape, where 78 percent are found, Free State, where 11 percent are found and Gauteng, where 11 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 18 percent are found.

Legosha Last Name Statistics demography

Legosha earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 90.45% less than the national average, earning R 22,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Logosha86354/
Lagosha86313/
Legusha86195/
Legotsa86171/
Legoshe8647/
Legossa861/
Legesha861/
Legasa77456/
Legoza77147/
Lagosa7786/
Logosa7734/
Legesa776/
Legose774/
Legosi772/
Legoso771/
Legusa771/
Logossa71536/
Legotse71252/
Leagoso7161/
Legessa7137/
Legassa7137/
Ligousa7122/
Lekgasa7117/
Ligusha7113/
Lygusha718/
Legotsi716/
Logesha715/
Lagosay712/
Legoisi712/
Lagasha712/
Lekgesa712/
Legesea711/
Legotso711/
Legaesa711/
Ligasha711/
Legasay711/
Legosso711/
Legushi711/
Hlagosa711/
Legosse711/
Lagesha711/
Logasha711/
Lagossa710/
Ligooshi6733/
Legousse6711/
Legoussi677/
Leegushi671/
Lekgotsi671/
Lagescha671/

Legosha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Legosha in the Russian language
Легошаlegosa-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Legosha
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